The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-28
JACKSONVILLE NOTES.


| A StrangIed Baby Found In Hogan,
| Creek-Other Matters.
/ Special 10 the Patatka Ne,cs.
JACKSONVILLE, May 27.-Everybody
around LaVilla is acquainted with Mr.
John Webber Called, for short, Dutch
john. He keeps a large, well-estabIsh-
ed grocery, and also boarding-house,
| at the corner of Bay and Hawk streets,
and is known and liked by everybody.
Last evening at 11:35 two of his
boarders sailed into the store, both oi
| them being under the influence of liq-
uor, and, as John had not been paid up
their arrearages for sometime, he intim-
ated that a partial payment would be
acceptable. Instead of pulling out their
pocket books they produced their seven
shooters and turned loose on him right
and left. They managed to demolish
two handsome flower vases and made
things generally lively, but they failed
to hit Mr.. Webber, who kept coOlly
smoking his cigar as he informed them
''You call Eat shootin2 Mein Gott!
shoost wish I had mine gun init me,
den show you something's, you shOOst
| betr'
At this juncture Capt. Charles A. Hol-
lice, put in an appearance and spite the
mems threats of violence, made the ar
rest of both, transferred them to his pO-
licemen outside and saw them safely
Gagged and under guard. This morning
they were transferred to Sheriff Holland,
of Duval County, who secured them
| rooms at the county Jail.
The man who did the most of the
shooting is named Bill Handy, by trade
he is a carpenter, and has been employed
on the Savannah, Florida and Westei N
Railway. He is about thirty years of
age, of very Incorporate habits and a
dangerous character while half mad
dened with drink.
The other man, John Jordan, was a
lineman, employed at the electric light
works near Brooklyn bridge. He is
some thirty years of age, and when
sober, peaceful, quiet citizen. When
drunk he is a bad man.
WILL BUILD To DEEP WATER.
A well posted railroad man informed
your correspondent to-day that the South
Florida Railway will Immediately build
branch from Tampa to Black Point,
which is situated on old Tampa Bay.
This road will be ten miles long, and is
to be built by a contractor named Major
McLane. The object of this extension is
to get deep water, as vessels find it in
convient to be loaded by lighters.
DTTCHED
Yesterday afternoon prominent citi-
zen of this town. whose name is with
held, had very ludicrous accident
which. however, might have cost him
his life.
Having an annual pass over the Jack
sonville, Tampa and Key West Railway
he thought he would run up to Orange
Park and return on the down train from
Palatka. The Palatka train being late
he concluded to meet it at Black Greek
Station, as the conductor stated the two
trains would pass there
AS the train rushed onward at a speed
of forty miles an hour, the passenger
kept a lookout for the other train, and
when nearing Black Greek he saw the
down train side-tracked, and hastily
jumping up he rushed to the rear end of
the car and jumped.
Talk about circus tumbling," said a
railroad man, who was a spectator of
the affair, Il expect our friend sOmer-
saulted at at least six times, and finally
went with splash into ditch, COM
pleteIy running his clothes. He picked
and feebly waved his hand to show us,
probably he was unhurt. But had it
not been soft sand there would have
probably been a dead merchant, sure
A newborn mulatto baby was discov-
cred this afternoon inclosed in a valise
floating in Hogan's Creek, which nearly
surrounds jacksonville. A negro boy
was fishing with a companion, when the
valise came floating by, and on being
hauled on the bank, the CHASTITY remains
We're discovered. The coroner's investiga-
ton showed that the child had been
strangled at birth. The police are search
ing for the mother.
Jacksonville had a severe thunder
storm this evening, and during the
storm lightning struck the residence of
Mrs. E. E. Simpson, a wealthy Phila-
delphian, who spends a considerable
portion of the time here. The electric
fluid came down the chimney greatly
frightening mother and daughter, who
We're alone in the house, but did no ma
terial damage CARTER.